Money in Brazil

The books, in order

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   Personal Finance · 16 min

   Me Poupe! Enriqueça sem Cortar o Cafezinho

   Nathalia Arcuri

   Compound interest works the same way in both directions: against you in expensive debt, and in your favor in savings that grow with time and patience.

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   Personal Finance · 14 min

   From Thousand to Million: Without Cutting Out the Coffee

   Thiago Nigro

   The three pillars only work together: without controlling spending, whatever extra you earn disappears as fast as it came in.

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   Personal Finance · 15 min

   How to Organize Your Financial Life

   Gustavo Cerbasi

   Without a diagnosis, every budget turns into a list of good intentions that won't survive the first surprise.

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4. 4

   Personal Finance · 16 min

   Money: The Secrets of Those Who Have It

   Gustavo Cerbasi

   Having money isn't about earning a lot. It's about spending less than comes in, year after year, without exception.

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5. 5

   Personal Finance · 15 min

   Smart Couples Get Rich Together

   Gustavo Cerbasi

   A couple that never talks about money is not avoiding the problem, just postponing it until it gets too big.

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6. 6

   Personal Finance · 20 min

   The Total Money Makeover

   Dave Ramsey

   Paying off a debt can strengthen your determination to keep going, but motivation needs to be weighed against the cost of interest.

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   Personal Finance · 18 min

   Rich People's Stuff: The Lives of Wealthy Brazilians

   Michel Alcoforado

   The perception of wealth in Brazil works like a moving horizon: people at the top of the income pyramid usually see themselves as middle class when comparing their earnings to even larger fortunes.

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   Personal Finance · 18 min

   The Big Short

   Michael Lewis

   Taking the time to examine original contracts and raw numbers reveals severe risks that ready-made market opinions usually disguise.

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   Personal Finance · 17 min

   Financial Therapy: Achieve Your Dreams with Financial Education

   Reinaldo Domingos

   Saving money without a clear purpose feels like punishment, but setting aside funds for a specific goal turns daily sacrifice into a planned victory.

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10. 10

    Personal Finance · 17 min

    I Want to Be Rich!

    Maurício Bastter Hissa

    True financial independence is the income generated by your assets paying for your essential expenses; everything else is just a high salary with a fancy name.

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